Overview

A systematic sociological study of town and country in the Middle East has long been overdue. In this book, Chaichian examines the process of dependent urbanization in Iran and Egypt related to each country's unique colonial history and dependence on a constantly changing global economy since the early nineteenth century. Using historical data, he argues that development of dependent economies has led to displacement of rural population and their migration to major urban centers such as Tehran in Iran, and Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt. However, divergent colonial interests such as extraction and production of oil in Iran and cultivation of cotton in Egypt for the world markets have created different patterns of rural-urban migration, urban hierarchies and employment structures particularly within the urban informal economy sector (petty commodity production). The findings of this study also indicate that by the mid-1970s Iran and Egypt were fully incorporated into the global economy, but in various degrees have since resisted the systemic demands of the new phase of globalization that requires open and fluid borders for utilization of labor, capital investment, and transfer of information. The 1979 revolution in Iran and persistent instability in Egypt, particularly in urban areas, are cited as signs of this resistance to the new phase of globalization.

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Author:   Mohammad A. Chaichian
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.497kg
ISBN:  

9780739126776

ISBN 10:   0739126776
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   16 December 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Part 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Part One: Comparing Iran and Egypt: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations Chapter 4 Chapter 1. Urban Policial Economy and the Search for a Theory of Dependent Urbanization Chapter 5 Chapter 2. Iran and Egypt: Comparing the Incomparable? Part 6 Part Two: Dependent Urbanization in Iran Chapter 7 Chapter 3. Town and Country in Pre-capitalist Iran, 1800–80s Chapter 8 Chapter 4. Development of Commercial Capitalism and Dependent Urbanization in Iran, 1880s–1953 Chapter 9 Chapter 5. Dependent Urbanization in Iran: From the Mossadeq Era to the 1979 Revolution Chapter 10 Chapter 6. Uneven Urban Development and Hyper-Urbanization in Iran: The Case of Tehran Part 11 Part Three: Dependent Urbanization in Egypt Chapter 12 Chapter 7. Urbanization in Pre-capitalist Egypt, 1798–1882 Chapter 13 Chapter 8. British Colonialism and Dependent Urbanization in Egypt, 1882–1952 Chapter 14 Chapter 9. Dependent Urbanization in Post-Revolution Egypt, 1952–1970 Chapter 15 Chapter 10. Uneven Urban Development in Egypt: The Case of Cairo Part 16 Part Four: Divergent Paths of Dependent Urbanization in Iran and Egypt Chapter 17 Chapter 11. Dependent Urbanization and Development in Iran and Egypt: A Comparative Analysis Chapter 18 Epilogue: Globalization, the ""New World Order,"" and Prospects for Iran and Egypt in the Region"

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Town and Country in the Middle East provides a thorough and detailed analysis of the economic, political, and geographic factors that produced distinct patterns of urban growth in Egypt and Iran. As such, it will be of interest to students and scholars beyond the field of urban studies, while providing urbanologists with a valuable resource. The work is a model of the comparative method, demonstrating that a detailed knowledge of specific cases under study can produce a solid contribution to theory building.--William Flanagan

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Mohammad A. Chaichian is a professor in the department of sociology at Mount Mercy College.

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